Shocking Drayton Manor video shows moment small boy stands up on the Splash Canyon ride and is knocked over when it suddenly hit a bump

Concerned parents have flagged there should have been seatbelts on the ride

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By Brittany Vonow

11th May 2017,1:54 pm

Updated: 11th May 2017,2:47 pm

A DAD has spoken out after his son was left in tears when he was violently jolted and knocked over on the Splash Canyon Ride – just months before an 11-year-old was killed on the same ride.

Concerned dad Stephen Leece said he was on the Drayton Manor ride with his then four-year-old son Ben when the youngster got excited to see his mother at the end of the ride, standing up to wave hello.

River rapid rides at some of the UK’s biggest theme parks will remain closed as a “precautionary measure”.

A Drayton Manor spokesperson said: “While we await the findings of the ongoing investigation we cannot comment further, other than to say we are all shocked and devastated and our thoughts are with her family and friends at this tremendously difficult time.”